Toy figure



Jan. 11 1927;

H. MANGOLD TOY 'FIGURE Filed nec. 1. 1924 gli [rmi/7,7077 I PatentedJan. 11, 1927.

UNETEE riES HANS'rfi-.Artsonia4 or FURTH, -BAvARIA,/GERMANY.

'.roY FIGURE.

Application filed December l, 1924, Serial o. 753,384, and in GermanyApril 1G, 1924.

The ypresent invention relates to a toy figure executing a step motion,whereby the iegs forming a bow carry in their upper end a projecting armwith a crank slot member, while the legs are arranged in such a manfner, that a crank engages in the slot of the said member and so themovements of the ligure are obtained.

Contrary to the other well known toys the object of the inventiondescribed hereafter is to obtain a better eti'ect and thus to increasethe etiiciency of the toy, but at the same time making it possible to'nmnufac ture the toy in a very simple and cheap way, viz, by thespecial arrangement of a leg vbow with a crank slot member and by makingthe latter as well as the toy ligure also in a spe cial manner.

This is obtained as follows, that the crank slot member and the leg bow'are connected to the 'frame of the driving 'mechanism by a resilientpinwhereby the crank slot member and the 'leg bow are guided on this pin.Further the upward end of the crank slot member engages witha slide barmovable horizontally, which carries the eyes of the gure.

The annexed drawing illustrates as example an execution ofthe presenttoy figure. Fig. l is a side elevation partly in vertical section and FQ is an elevation from behind without the driving mechanism.

The present toy consists chiefly of a figure a. imitating a man or ananimal arranged in a suitable manner, on the head of which the drivingmechanism Z is fixed by means of an arm c projecting in a backwarddirection. Thereby this driving mechanism is so arranged as to belsuspended in a vertical direction on ths arm, whereby a crank slot Zengages with a slot of a crank member f, which is provided on thebackward side with a projection f bent in a right angle and carrying thelegs combined in form of a bow. Atthe downward ends of the bow are fixedweights i, i in form of the feet to secure the steadiness of the toyfigure.

' According to the invention the crank slot member f, f with the leg bowg, g fixed thereon is connected to the frame of the dri ving mechanism dby means of a resilient pin e engaging with the one end on the frame ofthe driving mechanism and with the other end on the backward projectionof the crank slot member. The latter is guided by `a further projectionL, which is bent out oi' the crank siot me'niber at a righi ang-le inbackward direction. The crank slot member f, fcarries a iongue-ii-ke endm in an upward direction, which engages with a slide bar situated behindthe yholes for the eyes and -moved horizontally in guides 0. Also theslide bar .7) supports a projection g bent `baclzwardly in a right angleinto which the tongue-like end m is slidably mounted, lwhile, on theother side ot' the slide bar p the eyes are painted at suitablelocations, so that these eyes :become visbe when the 'figure isat rest.

The mode-ot action ofthe toy figure fitted Vin the described manner -is-in the main like that of well lmown'similar toys, buta better andessential :additional laction is 'thereby 'ob- 'tained 'by 'themovability'of the eyes and aecording to '-the 'especial arrangement ofthe cran-k slot member' with the 'leg bow connectjedlby means-oitl'iere'si'lient pine with the trame ot the driving mechanism d.

Especially this flexible :pin c renders possible that the movement fromthe driving mechanism d is transmitted very easily and surely by thecrank slot Z to the crank member f, f', because thereby the lat-ter f, fswings about the resilient pin e, i.e. the legs g, g and also the feetz', z" will be raised alternately, so that they are turned forwardly inconsequenceof the elasticity of the resilient pin e. It resultstherefrom, that on the one hand the step movement takes place in a suremanner, while on the other hand the slide bar p will be actuated in areciprocating manner by the tongue-like end m of' the crank slot member,so that the eyes are moved alternately to the right and left side.

It will be understood, that instead of arranging the eyes on ahorizontally actuated slide bar they can also be arranged on a segmentrocking about a ulcrum, so that by moving the segment the eyes turn in aooncentrical circle, whereby the same device as described above may beused.

W'ihat I claim is:

l. Toy figure comprising in combination a figure body shaped in a fiatmanner; a driving mechanism fixed onthe said body; a crank driven bysaid driving mechanism; a crank slot member pivoted at its lower end tothe frame of the driving mechanism and having a slot in which said crankoperates to oscillate the member; a resilient oonnecting pin fixed withthe one end on the frame of the driving mechanism and connected with theother end to a backward projection ot' the crank slot member to formsaid pivotal connection; legscombined to a bow with feet on the lowerendand mounted on the lower end of said crank slot member; holes located inthe head of the figure; a slide bar having the eyes thereon and situatedbehind the said holes and means connected with the upper end of saidcrank slot member; adapted to guide and move the said slide bar.

2. Toyv figure comprising in combination a ligure body having arearwardly projecting arm; a driving mechanism adapted to be suspendedon said rearwardly projecting arm or' the said body; a crank driven bysaid mechanism; a crank slot member pivoted at its lower end to theframe of said driving mechanism and containing a slot in which saidcrank operates; a backwardly bent projection formed at the lower end ofsaid crank slot member; legs combined to a bow suspended on saidprojection of the crank slot member; a resilient connecting pin betweensaid crank slot member and the frame ot' the driving mechanism to formsaid pivot-v al connection; a slide bar having eyes represented thereon;a head having holes representing eye sockets and means connected Withthe upper end of said crank slot member with feet fixed thereon andl tomove the said slide bar having the eyes represented thereon behind theholes of the head of the figure.

3. Toy igure comprising in combination AAa figureibody'ya 'drivingmechanism mounted upon the said figure body and having a crank; a crankslot member having a slot for receiving the said crank of the drive andcooperating 'with the crank; a backward projection formed on thelowerend of said crank slot memberylegs supported by said backwardprojection; a resilient pin iixed on the frame of the driving mechanismand L adapted to connect resiliently the crank slot member with theframe oi the driving mechanism; a second backwardly bent projection onsaid crank slot member arranged as to engage said pin and to guide thesaid crank slot member; a l tongue-like projection formed at the upperend of said crank slot member; holes ior the eyes located in the head ofthe figure body; a 4slide bar having the eyes represented thereon andsituated t,

horizontally behind the said holes;a back- Wardly bent projection onsaid slide bar which is slotted and adapted to cooperate with thetongue-like end of the crank slot member; guidesv arranged to receivethe said horizontal slide bar. n v

In testimony whereofv I ailiximy signature.

' l iiiins MANGOLD.

